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Interested in one black NW XHP70.2 P2. Thanks.

Interested

Interested.
Black, NW,90 CRI if possible.

From what I know, the NW 4800k LED is only 80CRI, not 90CRI.

What about CW? What CRI is it? Also 80?

Cool white is standard 70CRI.

Interested in NW

Ordered one black NW.

In the post #1 it says 5mm.

BG 12th Anniversary Sale Price: $95.20 ( usual $119 )

Coupon: AC18

interested

I am interested in the NW version. Sign me up please.

Any chance at a host?

Only full light.

Thanks for the coupon code FreeMe. Good enough price for me. I placed an order: White with NW emitter. BG was low on stock on hand. I may have gotten the last white one in stock. Will power it with 4 Orbrtronic 3120mah 18650s which together can push out a continuous 120 amps.

I’m afraid your mistaken. There are no 18650 cells that do 30A continous at anywhere near 3000mah. Orbtronics have the rating wrong on this battery. Actually, they try your word it cleverly so as to trick people.

After digging around for awhile I found some info that points to this battery being a Sony VTC6 under the wrapper. HKJ tests this as a 15A continous cell.

Sure, it can sort of do 30A continous, but it will overheat like most batteries. You have to manually reduce the load once it gets to 80°C. This is not the definition of continuous. For it to truly be continous, it needs to not exceed 80°C from start to finish.

Yeah nooo.

That VTC6 rewrap is rated to 30A per cell is not continuous, but rather until temps reach 80°C.

The VTC6 is rated at 20A continuous discharge rather. So you will still get 80A at 3,6V, 40A at 7,2V, and 20A at 16,8V.

So yeah, a lot of power is in your hand, but not 120A.

Both Mooch and HKJ showed it went over 80°C at 20A so they rated it 15A continous.

In short pulses like 6 seconds, the VTC6 can do 80A. Four of those is 320 amps! It’s just for 6 seconds, though. :smiley:

Thank you for your support!

AT LAST! My Haikelite MT03 / 70.2 P2 arrived yesterday. As ordered, the emitters are neutral white. The body color is silver.

After a night of getting familiar with its default setting (ramping with Tom E’s Narsil M v1.3 adapted by Texas Ace) here are my initial impressions. I am using Sony VCT6 button tops.

First: It’s on the heavy side. This was not a surprise to me. I knew the specs when I purchased it. It weighs about 800g with its four 18650 batteries in place. It is heavy by design: It needs its mass to manage the substantial heat generated by the three 70.2 P2 emitters when powered up fully. It does a good job. The heat level is comfortable after long durations at full power. Yet there is no denying: the MT03 is noticeably heavier than a BLF Q8. The included lanyard is substantial and attaches in one of two ways: 1) threaded through a slot in the head or 2) clipped to an included mount that screws into a mounting hole in the head. You might want to reserve the tripod mount hole for using the MT03 with a tripod – more on that later.

Second: This is unabashedly a floodlight. All of its claimed lumens (up to 21,000) spread evenly across a wide field. There is no defined hot spot surrounded by a spill area. This is important to bear in mind. Why? Because if you are looking to see objects in the distance, you will find that the sheer amount of light close to you contracts your eye pupils, shutting down your night vision somewhat. This is very different than the BLF Q8 which throws a strong, relatively tight beam out a few hundred meters but only spills a modest amount of light near you. The MT03 does throw an appreciable amount of light out a couple hundred yards, but the brighter light on the ground near you makes it a challenge to “see through” the field of light close to you. That said, the MT03 is KILLER for lighting up the closest 100 yards. WOW. It’s a portable sun. Put one of these on a tripod and you can play volleyball at midnight as though it were broad daylight.

Third: Ramping UI. Although the MT03 has many clicky mode sets programmed in it, I like its default ramping UI. It is like other ramping interfaces except that it does not ramp all the way up to turbo – at least I could not get it to do so. Accessing turbo took a separate double click from any point on the ramp. Turbo is significantly brighter than the highest level on the ramp. If someone finds a way to ramp all the way to turbo, let me know how you did it.

Fourth: Physical form. The MT03 is a fabulous camping light that transports best in a pack. The MT03’s length is identical to the BLF Q8: 5.1”. Its four-battery barrel is about the same width as the Q8’s too. But, it balances in the hand differently and takes getting used to: The part of the MT03 your hand grips is only half the overall length of the light; there was no room for my pinky on it. The front half, the head of the light, is much wider and it where most of the weight is. Whereas the Q8 balances on your forefinger, the MT03 does not balance. It wants to tip out of your grip. It’s not a big deal. Just hold on tight. I found it a good idea to keep the lanyard around my wrist in case I loosened my grip.

Other good stuff: I like the silver body color. It makes it easier to find the MT03 in the dark. (I untwist the barrel when not using it so the blue side button light is off). Also, there is a glow-in-the dark ring encircling the head just under the lens. It glows in the dark for about 10 minutes after the light is turned off. Finally, my thanks to Freeme for the coupon code.